The Brownies’ Book gave African American children a platform to explore their lives, interests and aspirations.
Read moreOf all the details that need to be addressed in devising a workable plan for reparations, perhaps none is as...
Read moreEnjoy a few of the many local online events in honor of Black History Month.
Read moreThousands of freed slaves drowned at Ebenezer Creek after the Union army betrayed and abandoned them.
Read more'The Treasury Department is taking steps to put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 notes,' White House...
Read morePeople across the world took to the streets to nonviolently protest the police killing of George Perry Floyd in their...
Read moreMLK’s speech “Beyond Vietnam,” delivered at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967, spoke out against U.S....
Read moreSixty-five years ago today, Rosa Parks made history and helped spark the Civil Rights Movement.
Read moreJim Robinson for many years was among the few Black officials who regularly worked boys’ basketball games in the area.
Read moreWhen John Lewis left us, editorials and columns paid tribute to his leadership, his courage, and his moral example. The...
Read moreDuring the half-century that baseball was divided by a color line, Black America created a sporting world of its own.
Read moreThe passage of the 19th Amendment was won after a 72-year long struggle led by a number of prominent women,...
Read moreEach week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...
Read moreThis story looks back at a time when racism was even more flagrant, leading to the death of an Iowa...
Read moreEach week this month, the Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder editors will share their top picks for free or low-cost events celebrating Black...
Read moreReligion was no barrier for Southern lynch mobs intent on terror. White pastors joined the KKK, incited racial violence and...
Read moreOur community needs to know the tragic history of Ozzie Simmons.
Read moreNiceness can be a form of manipulation, creating a racial dynamic where people of color are required to maintain White...
Read moreIt's been 150 years since the 15th Amendment was ratified on February 3, 1870, giving Black people access to the...
Read moreFind the editors' picks of this week's Black History Month events.
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